Around the Towns 9/23/2012

Donna Zaremba hopes an "old time harvest" will show off the Pioneer City.

The fall-themed event, complete with cider and bobbing for apples, will be held Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Shops on Park Place. "Ye Olde Tyme Harvest Nite" will also include an open-mic night, hayrides, vacuum cleaner racing and a goat petting zoo.

"We wanted to do something that gets people out on a Friday night, walking about town," said Ms. Zaremba, organizer and owner of Art Strands Jewelry and Gifts. Her shop, along with Ros-Al Studios and PersoNELLized Cakes and Café, make up the Shops on Park Place.

"It's so nice to see the people out and about town, just enjoying the park and our atmosphere," Ms. Zaremba said.

Admission is free for the historical walking tour, which will have 17 costumed stops. The Dearly Departed Players, a group of costumed interpreters, will be joined by students of Scranton Civic Ballet under the direction of Helen Gaus and the Genealogical Research Society of NEPA.

About a half-hour before the tour, cemetery-related photography exhibits and a dark poetry reading will take place. Tours begin at the cemetery gate, 400 Church St. Organizer Julie Esty recommends people taking the tour wear comfortable walking shoes.

"Every scene is researched for historical accuracy," Ms. Esty said. "A lot of people like the way we incorporate the history and the arts."

After the tour, an "after funeral dinner" hosted by the Dunmore Historical Society will be held at the Dunmore Community Center on Monroe Avenue. Tickets for the dinner are $8 and benefit the Dunmore Historical Society.

For more information, contact Ms. Esty at 344-3819.

Another tour of the cemetery is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14.

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South Abington Twp.

A home run derby, penalty kick shootout and pumpkin launching are just a few of the activities planned for next weekend.

The first Hillside Harvest moon festival will be held at the Abington Community Park on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

"We want to provide residents with the opportunity to come and enjoy the park with one another," said Bill Risse, president of the Abington Joint Recreation Board.

In addition to the "pumpkin chunkin,'" the event will feature live music and an art opening for the Earth Art Trail and the Plein Air Artists of the Abingtons.

"We are excited because we are hoping this will be the precursor to an annual fall event," Mr. Risse said.

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Taylor

Christine Schaefer is keeping history alive.

Ms. Schaefer, the president of the Triboro Historical Society, and Margo Azzarelli have been hard at work preparing a historical walking tour of the Taylor Memorial Cemetery and the 1848 Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 1 p.m.

Ms. Schaefer said the Taylor Memorial Cemetery and the nearby church are Taylor's two oldest landmarks.

To honor the 17 Civil War soldiers buried in the cemetery, she and Ms. Azzarelli will light candles for what she called the "ring of fire."

"We stand in a circle and read the names of the ones who are buried there," Ms. Schaefer said. "Traditionally it would be done with a fire pit, but we feel that candles will work."

The walking tour is free, she said. For more information, call 562-1225 or 346-6179.

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